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Medical Errors: Causes and Prevention (webcast)

University Hospitals East Grand Rounds

Friday, February 5, 2021 at 12:00 PM

This grand round has already taken place.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center East Hospital (online only) - Columbus, OH
February 5th, 2021
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Hours

Description

Analyzing medical death rate data over an eight-year period, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that more than 250,000 deaths per year are due to medical error in the U.S.  Medical errors are preventable adverse effect of care, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient.  The most common medical errors are prescribing errors, administration errors, and filling errors by pharmacy.

The topic of this week’s OSU University Hospital East Grand Rounds is Medical Errors: Causes and Prevention.  David Renton, MD, MPH, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery is the expert panelist in this MedNet 21 webcast moderated by James Allen, MD, Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Medical Director, OSU East Hospital.

Grand Rounds will convene online only this Friday, February 5 at 12:00 noon.  Use the following link to join this presentation:

Dates and Times

Start: 2/5/2021 12:00 PM
End: 2/5/2021 12:00 PM

Objectives

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: 

1. Define and discuss different types of medical errors;

2. Discuss different options for preventing medical errors.

Speakers

  • James Allen, MD
    • Medical Errors: Causes and Prevention (webcast)
  • David Renton, MD
    • Medical Errors: Causes and Prevention (webcast)

Location

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center East Hospital (online only)

Columbus, OH 43210

Accreditation Statement

The Ohio State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Ohio State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure

Dr. David Renton, Dr. James Allen, the faculty, the planners, the reviewers, and the CME provider have no relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest (defined as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients), that relates to the content that will be discussed in the educational activity.